Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
DAMAGES BY THE FLOOD.
THE WORST RAIN STORM EVER
KNOWN IN NEW ENGLAND.
A Fail of Over three Inches in one Night
Travel over the Fitchburg Road Sus-
pended-Heavy Damages Along
the River Banks,

MANCHESTER, n. H., July "a The Sc
verest storm in many years has been in
progress since Thursday and the rain is
still falling In four hours of last night
3 on inches of rain fell and many streets
were rendered impossible by the torrents
of water which swept them. A culvert on
Hall street burst, resulting in the tearing
up of the street for several hundred feet
and throwing of the horse railroad track so
that not a car was run over it to-day. All
of the streets leading down Wilson hill are
impossible. The river is foaming tor
rent and the high water will prevent some
of the mills from running. Unless there
is d speedy cessation of the rainfall ser
ious results are feared. The rainfall since
Thursday up TO O'Clock tonight aggre-
gated 40 inches.
1S Lives Lost at Great Darlington.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July PA special
from Great arlington reports is lives
lost by the flood and another from Miller's
Falls says the heavy rain last night and
to-day did much damage There are one
land slide and dozen washouts within
two miles of that place on the Fitchburg
road. Two passenger trains and ole
| freight with five carloads of hogs are
stalled. The passengers were carried to
Erving by trains which in returning were
nearly washed into Miller's river. The
freight house has been undermined and
one side settled three feet. Five freight
cars are in the ditch just below the freight
house. The rear walls of the Lake House
have settled badly, showing cracks two
inches wide. Many cellars are filled with
water and the roads are washed badly. 1t
| iS tnI hn hriA Ira at h.a of
| Miller's river is gone.
The Most Severe Storm Ever Known.
LAKE PLEASANT, Mass, July 24.-The
most severe storm ever known in the
vicinity occurred the last few days and
the water in Lake Pleasant is two feet
higher than ever before. The wharf is
badly damaged. The roar of the noun
tain streams can be heard for miles. 1t is
reported there is rise in the Connecticut
| river of 10 feet in one hour and 20 min
| uteS. NO trains have passed since morn
ing. There is washout reported on the
Fltchburg railroad near Erving, 100 feet
| long and 30 feet deep. All carriage roads
in the vicinity are badly damaged anc
many bridges are carried away.
The River Rises 10 Feet
GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass, July "a
|
Green river to overflow and Williams
bridge at Afford, 63 feet long and 10 fee
above the water, was carried away. Tn,
water rose about 10 feet. Four feet deel
carrying away timber, and bridges along
the stage route to Afford, also the stone
walls. The Egremont road has been i'm
passabe for hours,
The Loss in Green River Valley $500, 200
BosToN July "a "A special to the Glob
says The loss by the flood in Green rive
Valley, y. Y, will reach $500, 900.
Later-Only one life was lost at Grea
harrington.
Five Inches of Water Falls in the Nigh
HOOKsETT, y. H., July 24.-The con
tinuous showery weather since Wednes
day terminated last night with one of tn
greatest rain storms for many years, full
live inches of water falling through tn
night. The highways are flooded and tn
brooks overtowed. The culveIts ar
flushed, doing inestimable damage. Tn
hay and cereal crops are greatly dan
aged and a freshet in the Merrimack rive
is feared.